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As parents, we all have far too much to do. Our modern lives are focused around productivity, both at work and in our home, most days I feel a constant need both internally and externally to have “something done” with my day, to be ticking items off my long to-do...
If you are a parent or if you have ever interacted with a child between the ages of 18 months and 3 years, then you most likely have witnessed many of the milestone behaviour within autonomy versus shame and doubt stage from Erik Erikson’s stage of psycho social...
If you are a parent or if you have ever interacted with children between the ages of 18 months and 3 years, then you most likely have witnessed many of the milestone behaviour within autonomy versus shame and doubt stage from Erik Erikson’s stage of psychosocial...
Mindful parenting is an essential part of being a parent. Mindful parenting is a lifelong practice. It is about becoming less attached to the outcome and more mindful of what is unfolding in yours and your children’s lives. Some core characteristics of mindfulness...
"Two year old's aren’t terrible — they’re torn." Janet Lansbury. Children do not, indeed cannot, make their own way unguided. There are consistent bodies of research now that specify, that children learn best from setting limits for their behavior. BUT how do you do...
A couple of months ago I wrote a heartfelt post about our 4yo daughter. I was struggling with her behaviour, meltdowns were long & explosive, her sensitivity to everything outside of her control was exhausting, her quest for affection meant that there was NO...
Guiding your children's behaviour; In our home we use the 'time in' approach for our girls 'red light behavior' ie. Hurting each other. We have always felt that a 'time out' approach does not validate our daughters’ feelings, it shuns them from their family for...
Yes a preference for infants and children are us, their mamas BUT I wanted to talk about how indispensable our partners are. Lets go back to 'Attachment Parenting' this is a style of parenting that has been happening since the dawn of time. 'A commonsense approach to...
Imagine for a moment that aliens have abducted you and you are entirely dependent on two of these strangers in a strange world with a strange language. You are completely dependent on them for all of your needs, hunger, thirst, and comfort. Then imagine that you are...
Motherhood- A 'hood' that many of us may see as a spiritual journey. One that challenges us & reminds us of our daily practice… practice that can be rigorous & at times exhausting. Our infants and our children are our teachers repeatedly forcing us to live...
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